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August 22, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INSURED MAN WAS3ADVANCING SAFETY JACKS AFTER ROW OFBOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE FIRST JACK IN ROW WAS BEING LOOSENED BY HIM WHEN ROCK OVER TOP OF JACK FELL HITTING HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD & BACK. CUTTING HIS LE0T EAR & CRACKING A VERTEBRAC IN HIS BACK.

May 19, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WS ATTEM1TING TO PULL ROCK IN PLACE DURING BOLTING PROCEDURE TOP WAS LOW & HE WAS PULLING UP ON SLATE BAR WHEN ROCK BROKE SUDDENLY & MOMENTUM HE EXERTED ON BAR CUASED IT TO BOUNCE UP IN FACE CUTTING E2ELID.

March 24, 1986 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TAMPING SHOT AN8 SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

November 18, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS SCOO1ING COAL OUT OF A BREAK THRU THAT HEAL STARTED TO GO THROUGH WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM THE ROCK FELL OUT ABOUT 12 ROWS OF BOLTS FROM FALL IN PERMANENTLY S UPPORTED TOP. T2E BOLTS WERE PROPERLY SPOILED.

July 24, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS GETTING READY TO EAT DINNER AND HAD SIT DOWN BESIDE PINNER WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL ON HIM HITTING HIM IN BACK OF HEAD PUSHING HIS H EAD FORWARD INTO A BOTTLE OF POP HE WAS HOLDING CUTTI NG HIS NECK FOREHEAD AND ARM.

March 8, 1983 VA · Coal safety director FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SET TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT AND TURNED TO GO BACK TO PINNER WHEN ROCK FELL OUT .SET 10 JACKS.ROCK KICKED JACK INTO RIGHT LEG.

February 28, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL HIS JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND JACK STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK

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